South Vietnamese retake Bastogne amid Hue sector fighting
South Vietnamese infantry recaptured Fire Base Bastogne 12 miles west of Hue after 36 hours of fierce combat aided by B52 strikes. The counterattack marks the second on the northern front in three days, as Saigon seeks to expand defense lines around Hue. Heavy shelling and artillery support, plus air strikes, accompanied the operation amid broader clashes in Kontum, An Loc, and Takeo provinces.
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Saigon
Bastogne
Hue
Demilitarized Zone
Quang Tri City
Associated Press
Peter Arnett
Kontum City
Saigon-Phnom Penh
Trang Bang
An Loc
Mines Stay Nixon Tells POW Wives
Three wives of men missing or captured in Southeast Asia said President Nixon told them North Vietnamese harbors would stay mined until prisoners are released. They reported Nixon emphasized continued course until men are freed and missing accounted for, and said Kissinger reassured ongoing efforts on POW MIA issues during his China and Moscow summit timeline.
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Washington
Southeast Asia
Nixon
Phyllis EB. Galanti
Husband
North Vietnam
Sybil E. Stockdale
North Vietnamese
Hanoi
Stockdale
National League of Families of American
Joseph P. Dunn
Henry Kissinger
Dunn
China
Moscow
Protests Taper Across Nation Amid Antiwar Demonstrations
The Associated Press reports 26 arrests at Princeton during renewed protests at the Institute for Defense Analyses over U.S. Vietnam policy, bringing total campus arrests to 100 since nationwide actions began. Demonstrations declined over the weekend with several campuses planning revigil and silent vigils while marches occurred in New York, Madison, and Evanston. Police activity was limited, with no major incidents reported.
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Associated Press
Princeton University
Institute For Defenses Analyses
U.S
Vietnam
Ivy League
IDA
University
New York City
Kent State University
Hegan
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University of California At Berkeley
San Francisco State College
San Jose State College
Revigil
Northwestern University
Evanston
Ill
Selective Service
Madison
Wis
Nixon
Mountain Home
Idaho
Mountain Home Air Force Base
Hickwa Air Force Base
Honolulu
University of New Hampshire
Durham
Amish Win In School Ruling
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Amish and Old Order Mennonites are exempt from state laws mandating schooling beyond the eighth grade. Chief Justice Burger stated that compulsory education after eighth grade risks infringing religious freedom, preserving the Amish way of life and education to read the Bible and work as farmers.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Wisconsin
Warren E. Burger
Norfolk
Atty
Edward V. Hanrahan
Fred Hampton
Mark Clarke
Chicago
Burger
New Glarus
Green County
Wis
Wallace Miller
Jonas Yoder
Adin Yutzy
National Committee For
U.S. Supreme Court
William C. Douglas
Douglas
Byron R. White
William J. Brennan Jr
Potter Stewart
White
Thurgood Marshall
Harry A. Blackmun
William H. Rehnquist
Lewis F. Powell
Mountain Bluebirds Memorial Gift Displays At Museum
The Mountain Bluebirds designed of bone porcelain by Dorothy Doughty were donated to Audrain County Historical Society by Mr. and Mrs. Stephen G. Crean of Boca Raton in memory of Mrs. Crean's parents Col. and Mrs. Fred A. Morris. The nine inch birds, mounted on stands, are on display in Ross House second story hall.
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Dorothy Doughty
Audrain County Historical Society
Stephen G. Crean
Boca Raton
Fla
Crean
Mexico
Willie Morris
Royal Worcester
England
Miss Doughty
Falmouth
Mass
The
Historical Society Museum
Secrecy Costs Double Public Relations Budget
Rep. William S. Moorhead cites GAO analysis showing the Pentagon State Department NASA and AEC spent 126 million on security classification in FY1970 11. The four agencies accounted for most classified documents while OMB records show 64 million in public relations cutbacks.
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Washington
Pentagon
State Department
National Aeronautica and Space Administration
Atomic Energy Commission
William S. Moorhead
D-Pa
General Accounting Office
Moorhead
House
Government Information Subcommittee
AEC
Office of Management and Budget
Nixon
White House
Wipers Not Worth the Trouble In Rainy Ride
A car skims through muddy spray after heavy rain. An anxious passenger suggests wiping the windshield, but the driver dismisses it, saying glasses are left at home and the risk of collisions is minimal.
Michigan Upset Possible Says Campaigning McGovern
Sen George McGovern with cheering crowds in four Michigan cities says its conceivable he can pull an upset in Tuesday's Democratic presidential primary Rep Shirley Chisholm plans to campaign in Michigan Humphrey Wallace and Chisholm vie for delegates as states proceed with nominating choices in Louisiana Kansas Tennessee Texas and California Reagan comments on Nixon Nixon Alaska Republicans pick uncommitted delegates to the national convention
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George McGovern
Michigan
South Dakota
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Maryland
Shirley Chisholm
New York
Humphrey
Baltimore
Wallace
Washington
Annapolis
North
Louisiana
McGovern
Kansas
Tennessee
Texas
San Francisco
Ronald Reagan
California
Nixon
Alaska
Mt. McKinley
O L Stowers Dies Rites Set For Wednesday
Orien L. Stowers 628 S Olive St retired Kaiser Refractories employee died at 6 55 am at Audrain Medical Center Funeral services 2 pm Wednesday at Arnold funeral home with Rev Terry Moore officiating burial Elmwood Cemetery visitation 7 to 9 pm Tuesday He was born January 10 1899 in Audrain County son of Clarence Wilburn and Rachel Artamacy Stowers married August 1 1948 to Georgia Martin Cox Survived by two sons Clarence Wilburn Stowers San Diego California Hugh Wakefield Stowers Albany New York Five grandchildren two brothers Thomas Elwin Stowers Coloma Michigan Joseph Wakefield Stowers Mexico Also preceding his death were his parents a sister Mary and two brothers Sam and John H Stowers He belonged to the First Christian Church of Mexico.
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Orien L. Stowers
S. Olive St
Kaiser Refractories
Audrain Medical Center
Arnold Funeral Home
Terry Moore
Elmwood Cemetery
Funeral
Mr. Stowers
Audrain County
Clarence Wilburn
Rachel Artamacy Stowers
Georgia Martin Cox
Clarence Wilburn Stowers
San Diego
Calif
Hugh Wakefield Stowers
Albany
N.Y
Thomas Elwin Stowers
Coloma
Mich
Joseph Wakefield Stowers
Mexico
Stowers
Kaiser and
Missouri Attorney General's Opinion Affects Danforth Family
Missouri Attorney General John C Danforth and his wife Sally clash in public school matters as his official opinions influence district policy. Sally Danforth found no student accident insurance funded by public money after her daughter's injury, and a prior ruling blocked early kindergarten enrollment for Jody Danforth due to the seven day Geape birthday rule.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
John C. Danforth
Sally
Danforth
Eleanor
Jody Danforth
Jody
First Male May Queen Crowned at Baltimore Community College
Burly ex Marine Ward Ko Sim kept a stiff upper lip as he embraced his role as the first male May Queen elected at Baltimore Community College.
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Baltimore
Dward Ko Sim
Baltimore Community College
Legislature In Official End Today
AP reports Missouri's 1972 legislative session ends officially as both houses plan 2 PM technical sessions. First annual session after 1970 constitutional change, odd-year reconvening set for Jan 3 1973 with business to finish by June 4 1973. Also note births at Audrain Medical Center with local families and employment details of fathers.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Sinc
Mrs Speckhart Joins The Ledger News Staff Card
Kay Speckhart today joined The Ledger news staff as general assignment reporter. She previously served on the Hannibal Courier-Post staff for 20 years and has moved to Mexico. She resides at 1803 S Clark St and has been active in multiple local organizations.
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Kay Speckhart
Ledger News
Speckhart
Hannibal
Courier-Post News
Mexico
S. Clark St
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